The legislation was introduced in bill HB2233 on Feb. 7, when Rep. André Thapedi (D-32) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Code of Civil Procedure".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the Senate on April 12, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 8. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 2. The law went into effect immediately.
Illinois legislature enacts laws through bills that can be introduced in either the state House of Representatives or the state Senate. Either chamber of the legislature can reject or amend a bill before it becomes law. Legislators sometimes sponsor "shell bills" devoid of substantive provisions, introduced with the intention of being amended later to include actual legislation.
The following table shows the full history of actions on HB2233.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/8/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | To Civil Procedure Subcommittee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Correctional Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Pension Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Judicial Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-001-000 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Judicial Note Filed |
| 3/21/2019 | House | State Debt Impact Note Filed |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Pension Note Filed |
| 3/25/2019 | House | Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Balanced Budget Note Filed |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-005-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Correctional Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Home Rule Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 4/2/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/5/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 074-037-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-004-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Removed from Short Debate Status |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 007-003-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek |
| 5/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2019 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 037-017-000 |
| 6/6/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/2/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0184 |
| 8/2/2019 | House | Effective Date August 2, 2019 |
| 8/2/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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